1/150 scale. Chinese Steamer "Taiping" featured in the film "The Crossing." Meng. The steamer Taiping is a type of Great Lakes passenger-freight ship made in the American Manitowoc shipyard, it was launched in 1920 with the load of 2050 tons. On 14 July 1948, it was changed into a passenger ship by Shanghai Zhonglian Company with the carrying capacity of 508 passengers, travelling between Shanghai and Keelung. The Taiping sank after a collision with another vessel en route to Taiwan on 27 January 1949, leading to the deaths of over 1,500 passengers and crew combined. John Woo film 'The Crossing' hit the big screen in 2014. Kit features easy assembly with pre-colored parts, one piece full hull, detailed superstructure with three deck cabins, multi-piece deck with fine features and individual deck fittings, textured self-adhesive wooden deck, injection-molded deck railings, skylights, stern staircases, masts, anchor and propeller, ships boats, funnel, lighting system to simulate the scene of the brilliantly illuminated steamer, stereograms are used to make the instruction manual special and exquisite, display stand, cradles and nameplate. Completed model is approximately 21.9" long.